A practical treatise on the use and application of chemical tests. With concise directions for analyzing metallic ores, earths, metals, soils, manures, and mineral waters. Illustrated by experiments / By Fredrick Accum.

  • Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838.
Date:
1820
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Credit: A practical treatise on the use and application of chemical tests. With concise directions for analyzing metallic ores, earths, metals, soils, manures, and mineral waters. Illustrated by experiments / By Fredrick Accum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NEW AND INTERESTING WORKS, AND NEW ENITIONS, JUST PUBLISHED | BY THOMAS BOYS, No.7, LUDGATE-HILL [FROM PATERNOSTER-ROW ]. Samouelle’s British Entomology. THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S USEFUL COM- PENDIUM; or an Introduction to the Knowledge of British Insects: comprising the Modern Method of Arrangement ac- cording to the Views of Dr. Leach, and every thing requisite to be known for the pursuit of this most interesting Science. By GeEorRGE SAMOUELLE, Associate of the Linnean So- ciety of London. Beautifully printed in 1 vol. 8vo. and il- lustrated with 12 very accurate Plates, containing near 200 Figures of Insects, &c. from Drawings made by the Author. Price #1. in extra boards ; a few copies finely coloured after Nature, price £1. 18s. in extra boards. It is also published in 8 parts, price 2s, 6d. each, plain, and 5s. coloured. We have been much pleased with the mspection of this new and truly original contribution to the history of British Entomology. Tt bears manifest marks of being the Sruits of much labour and scientific research into a very interesting department of knowledge, and is presented to the Public in a style of minute elegance and accuracy, highly worthy of the interest of the subject which it illustrates. The work is concluded by an explanation of the plates, which contain very beautifully delineated figures of be- tween 200 and 300 insects. We need scarcely add our opinion, that on the whole the work is one which does much honour to the industry and science of Mr, Samouelle.---Philosophical Mag. Oct. 1819. Seealso Med. Journal, Monthly Mag. Literary Gazette, &c. Likewise by the same Author, contained in the above, A NOMENCLATURE of BRITISH ENTO- MOLOGY, or a Catalogue of above 4000 Species of the Clas- ses Crustacea, Myriapoda, Spiders, Mites, and Insects, alpha- betically arranged, and intended as Labels for Cabinets of British Insects, &c. Crown 8vo. Price 4s. 6d. in boards. Accum’s Chemical Amusement. ACCUM’S CHEMICAL AMUSEMENT : be- ing a Series of One Hundred and Sixty-seven curious and In- structive Experiments in Chemistry, which are easily performed, and unattended by Danger. Each Experiment is accompanied by’a Rationale, explaining the principle which produces the effect. By F. Accum. Inl vol. demy 12mo. price 9s. in bds. The ADDITIONS may be had separate, Gratis. »